Iran says detained US resident to be released to Lebanon
Tehran, Jun 11 (AP) : Iran has agreed to hand over a US permanent resident imprisoned for years in Tehran to Lebanese officials, an Iranian judiciary official said Tuesday, providing the first official confirmation that Nizar Zakka would be sent back to his native Lebanon. The comment by judiciary spokesman Gholamhossein Esmaili comes as a […]
Roadside blast kills six civilians in southern Afghanistan
Kandahar, Jun 11 : At least six people were killed Tuesday after a roadside bomb ripped through their vehicle in southern Afghanistan. It is the latest violence to hit the war-weary country where ordinary Afghans continue to bear the brunt of decades of conflict. The vehicle was travelling from Kandahar’s Dand district to the provincial […]
Afghan forces rescue 34 people form Taliban-run prison
Kabul, Jun 11 (AP) The Interior Ministry says Afghan special forces have rescued 34 people from a Taliban-run prison in northern Baghlan province. Tuesday’s statement from the ministry says 17 civilians and 17 members of the security forces — seven soldiers, seven policemen and three intelligence agents — were freed during the operation, which took […]
Islamic State expands reach in Afghanistan, threatening West
Jalalabad (Afghanistan), Jun 10 (AP): The Islamic State group has lost its caliphate in Syria and Iraq, but in the forbidding mountains of northeastern Afghanistan the group is expanding its footprint, recruiting new fighters and plotting attacks on the United States and other Western countries, according to US and Afghan security officials. Nearly two decades […]
Pakistan have no need to fear Australia, says Hafeez
TAUNTON : Veteran batsman Mohammad Hafeez has urged his side to take the confidence from their win over hosts England into their next World Cup match against champions Australia. The 38-year-old was Pakistan´s saviour in their sensational 14-run win over England in Nottingham, riding his luck on the way to a match-turning 84 off 62 balls. […]
Top Iran diplomat warns US it cannot ‘expect to stay safe’
Tehran, Jun 10 (AP) Iran’s foreign minister warned the US on Monday that it “cannot expect to stay safe” after launching what he described as an economic war against Tehran, taking a hard-line stance amid a visit by Germany’s top diplomat seeking to defuse tensions. A stern-faced Mohammad Javad Zarif offered a series of threats […]
Europe in ‘no position’ to criticise Iran: Zarif
Tehran, Jun 9 : European countries are in “no position” to criticise Iran, Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said Sunday ahead of a visit by his German counterpart Heiko Maas. Germany’s top diplomat is due in Tehran on Monday, against a backdrop of Iranian pressure for Europe to uphold commitments made under a 2015 nuclear […]
Ashleigh Barty ends Australia’s 46-year wait for Roland Garros title
Paris: Ashleigh Barty ended Australia’s 46-year wait for a French Open singles title on Saturday by thrashing nervous Czech teenager Marketa Vondrousova in a one-sided women’s final. Eighth seed Barty got off to a strong start and never looked back, winning 6-1, 6-3 after only 70 minutes to claim her maiden Grand Slam title. The […]
UK’s Boris Johnson says would withhold Brexit bill as PM
London, Jun 9 : Boris Johnson, considered the frontrunner to succeed British Prime Minister Theresa May, said on Saturday he would refuse to pay the country’s Brexit bill until the EU agrees better withdrawal terms. The former foreign secretary — the leading contender to replace May after her resignation as Conservative leader Friday — also […]
G20 says worsening trade wars pose risk to world economy
Fukuoka, Jun 9 : The world’s top financial policymakers admitted Sunday that “intensifying” trade tensions pose a risk for the global economy, after a G20 meeting that laid bare differences between the United States and other nations. Following 30 hours of wrangling in what one official described as a “tense” atmosphere, the G20 finance minister […]
